EP0328055A2 - Pre-filled nurser pouch - Google Patents
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- EP0328055A2 EP0328055A2 EP89102122A EP89102122A EP0328055A2 EP 0328055 A2 EP0328055 A2 EP 0328055A2 EP 89102122 A EP89102122 A EP 89102122A EP 89102122 A EP89102122 A EP 89102122A EP 0328055 A2 EP0328055 A2 EP 0328055A2
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61J—CONTAINERS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR MEDICAL OR PHARMACEUTICAL PURPOSES; DEVICES OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BRINGING PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS INTO PARTICULAR PHYSICAL OR ADMINISTERING FORMS; DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING FOOD OR MEDICINES ORALLY; BABY COMFORTERS; DEVICES FOR RECEIVING SPITTLE
- A61J9/00—Feeding-bottles in general
- A61J9/001—Feeding-bottles in general with inner liners
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- infant nurser kits which include a supply of empty, clear plastic bags, some of which may be interconnected by perforations and formed in a roll.
- the bag must be carefully inserted into a suitable sleeve-like shell or holder, the upper edge of the bag being folded over the upper edge of the holder.
- the bag must then be filled with previously purchased infant formula or other pediatric liquids, after which a nursing nipple/retainer assembly is threadably mounted thereon.
- Surveys indicate that 40 - 50% of new mothers in the United States of America use such "disposable bottles" in feeding their infants and older babies and that an average of five such "disposables" are used per day.
- the present invention is directed to a flexible, clear plastic disposable pouch which has been aseptically filled with infant formula or other pediatric nutritional and immediately sealed in a commercially sterile environment to prevent contamination thereof.
- these single-serving pre-filled pouches are aseptically filled with suitable formulations of pediatric nutritionals, they have an excellent non-refrigerated shelf stability.
- such pouches may also be aseptically pre-filled with sterilized water, glucose water, juices, etc.
- the pouches themselves are formed out of a suitable multi-layered clear plastic material which provides both good oxygen and water barrier characteristics as well as high resistance to puncturing.
- the unique shape of the subject pre-filled pouch is such that it allows easy entry thereof into any one of several suitable sleeve-like holders adapted to have a nursing nipple assembled thereon.
- the upper edge of each pre-filled pouch is notched to facilitate opening thereof after insertion of the pouch into a suitable nursing holder.
- the subject pre-filled, single-serving nurser pouch is lightweight and convenient to shop for and store, being flexible, unbulky, very portable and requiring no refrigeration.
- the subject pre-filled pouches which may be printed with volumetric graduations, also permit the purchaser/user to view the contents thereof through the clear plastic material and also permits convenient heating of the contents prior to opening of the pouch by simply dropping the sealed pouch into a pan of heated water or holding it under a faucet of warm running water.
- the pouch 10 is formed from a roll of multi-layered plastic film material which is strong and puncture-resistant and has excellent oxygen and water barrier characteristics, as will be described more fully hereinafter.
- the film material is sterilized, formed, and filled with either sterilized water, glucose water, juices or pre-mixed formulas or other suitable pediatric nutritionals such as Ross Laboratories' Similac, Isomil, Pedialyte, etc., and then sealed in a commercially sterile environment to provide a convenient, portable, lightweight, single-serving package which has excellent shelf-life stability without refrigeration.
- the pre-filled pouch 10 being clear whereby the contents are visible to the purchaser/user, is flexible, easily stored, and permits easy warming of the contents by either placing the unopened pouch 10 in a pan of heated water or by holding the pouch 10 under a faucet of warm running water.
- the clear plastic pouches 10 may be printed with volumetric graduations.
- the pouch 10 may be aseptically formed, filled and sealed in one operation in a manner such that non-contamination of the contents is ensured.
- the pre-filled pouch 10 is characterized by heat-sealed side edges 12, by a heat-sealed or folded top edge 14, and by a heat-sealed or folded bottom edge 16.
- the upper portion of the side edges 12 of the pre-filled pouch 10 diverge in an upward direction, as at 18 in FIG. 1, to facilitate handling the pouch 10 and to provide sufficient pouch material to be folded downwardly over an upper edge 20 of a suitable sleeve-like cylindrical holder 22 after opening of the pouch 10, as illustrated in FIG. 6.
- the disposable pre-filled pouch 10 is adapted to be inserted into either the top or the bottom of the sleeve-like holder 22 which is of a known type having external threads 24 provided on its upper end for threadably receiving thereon a nursing nipple and threaded retainer assembly 26, as illustrated in FIG. 6.
- some holders may have a reverse taper wherein the circumference at the lower end is slightly greater than at the upper end.
- the lower portion of the side edges 12 of the pouch 10 may converge in a downward direction, as at 28, to facilitate downward entry of the pre-filled pouch 10 into the holder 22.
- Engagement of the side edges 12 with the inner surface of the holder 22 tends to round out the main body portion of the pre-filled pouch 10 from its normal generally elliptical shape, which is best illustrated in FIG. 3, whereby the pouch 10 fits snugly within the cylindrical holder 22.
- a V-shaped notch 30 is provided in one of the side edges 12 of the pre-filled pouch 10 just below the sealed top edge 14 thereof to facilitate tearing off the top edge 14 to open the pouch 10 after the pre-filled pouch 10 has been inserted into the holder 22, as best illustrated in FIG. 5.
- a second V-shaped back-up notch 30a is provided in the opposite side edge 12, as insurance should the notch 30 not function correctly to open the upper end of the pre-filled pouch 10.
- a relatively linear tear from the notch 30 (or back-up notch 30a) is made possible by using unidirectionally oriented plastic film material.
- the maximum fill level for the pre-filled pouch 10 is indicated by the broken line 34, it is evident that, after the top edge 14 has been removed, there is sufficient pouch material to be folded over the upper edge 20 of the holder 22 and to overlap the holder threads 24 without spilling the contents of the pre-filled pouch 10.
- the basic structure and shape of the pre-filled pouch 10 are of importance as noted herein, so is the specific multi-layered structure of the clear plastic film material from which the pre-filled pouch 10 is formed. Although it is obvious that this film material must be strong and puncture resistant, it must also provide excellent oxygen and water barrier characteristics. As illustrated in FIG.
- one such film structure is characterized by a five layer co-extrusion 36 including an inner layer of clear plastic 38 having excellent oxygen barrier characteristics, layers of suitable adhesive 40 and 42 on opposite surfaces thereof to each of which is laminated a layer of clear plastic 44 and 46, respectively, having excellent water barrier characteristics.
- the layer 44 serves as the inner surface of the pre-filled pouch 10 which is exposed to the product contained within the pouch 10.
- Laminated to the other layer 46 by means of a thin layer of adhesive 48 is a layer 50 of clear plastic which has excellent puncture-resistant properties and which therefore serves as the outer side surface of the pre-filled pouch 10.
- Other multi-layer clear plastic film materials may prove to be equally or even more effective.
- the fact that the subject pre-filled pouch 10 has excellent shelf-life stability without refrigeration is a result of the aseptic filling of the product, packaging barrier properties and, in some instances, product reformulation.
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- There are currently present on the market several infant nurser kits which include a supply of empty, clear plastic bags, some of which may be interconnected by perforations and formed in a roll. The bag must be carefully inserted into a suitable sleeve-like shell or holder, the upper edge of the bag being folded over the upper edge of the holder. The bag must then be filled with previously purchased infant formula or other pediatric liquids, after which a nursing nipple/retainer assembly is threadably mounted thereon. Surveys indicate that 40 - 50% of new mothers in the United States of America use such "disposable bottles" in feeding their infants and older babies and that an average of five such "disposables" are used per day. One possible problem with this current practice is that storage must be provided for both the bags and the premixed formula, the latter of which is often in the form of unwieldy cases of cans or glass bottles, and that, therefore, one might understandably run out of one or the other, which could result in the infant or older baby not being fed on schedule. Further, several separate, rather intricate steps are required, each of which has to be undertaken with extreme care to ensure against contamination of whatever pediatric nutritional is to be given to the infant or older baby.
- The present invention is directed to a flexible, clear plastic disposable pouch which has been aseptically filled with infant formula or other pediatric nutritional and immediately sealed in a commercially sterile environment to prevent contamination thereof. In that these single-serving pre-filled pouches are aseptically filled with suitable formulations of pediatric nutritionals, they have an excellent non-refrigerated shelf stability. Further, such pouches may also be aseptically pre-filled with sterilized water, glucose water, juices, etc.
- The pouches themselves are formed out of a suitable multi-layered clear plastic material which provides both good oxygen and water barrier characteristics as well as high resistance to puncturing.
- The unique shape of the subject pre-filled pouch is such that it allows easy entry thereof into any one of several suitable sleeve-like holders adapted to have a nursing nipple assembled thereon. The upper edge of each pre-filled pouch is notched to facilitate opening thereof after insertion of the pouch into a suitable nursing holder.
- Still further, the subject pre-filled, single-serving nurser pouch is lightweight and convenient to shop for and store, being flexible, unbulky, very portable and requiring no refrigeration. The subject pre-filled pouches, which may be printed with volumetric graduations, also permit the purchaser/user to view the contents thereof through the clear plastic material and also permits convenient heating of the contents prior to opening of the pouch by simply dropping the sealed pouch into a pan of heated water or holding it under a faucet of warm running water.
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- FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of an aseptically pre-filled pouch for a nurser embodying the present invention;
- FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof as viewed from either side;
- FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
- FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the pre filled pouch of FIGS. 1-3 as same is about to be inserted into a sleeve-like holder which is shown partially in vertical section;
- FIG. 5 is a front elevational view after insertion of the pouch into the holder and as the pouch is being opened;
- FIG. 6 is a front elevational view after the pouch has been opened and the top portion thereof folded over the upper edge of the holder but prior to assembly of the nursing nipple thereon; and
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view taken through the plastic film from which the pre-filled pouch of the present invention is formed and illustrating the multi-layer structure thereof.
- Referring now to the drawings a preferred form of an aseptically
pre-filled pouch 10 for an infant or baby nurser is shown in FIGS. 1-3. Thepouch 10 is formed from a roll of multi-layered plastic film material which is strong and puncture-resistant and has excellent oxygen and water barrier characteristics, as will be described more fully hereinafter. The film material is sterilized, formed, and filled with either sterilized water, glucose water, juices or pre-mixed formulas or other suitable pediatric nutritionals such as Ross Laboratories' Similac, Isomil, Pedialyte, etc., and then sealed in a commercially sterile environment to provide a convenient, portable, lightweight, single-serving package which has excellent shelf-life stability without refrigeration. Thepre-filled pouch 10, being clear whereby the contents are visible to the purchaser/user, is flexible, easily stored, and permits easy warming of the contents by either placing theunopened pouch 10 in a pan of heated water or by holding thepouch 10 under a faucet of warm running water. Although not shown in the drawings, the clearplastic pouches 10 may be printed with volumetric graduations. Thepouch 10 may be aseptically formed, filled and sealed in one operation in a manner such that non-contamination of the contents is ensured. - The
pre-filled pouch 10 is characterized by heat-sealedside edges 12, by a heat-sealed or foldedtop edge 14, and by a heat-sealed or foldedbottom edge 16. The upper portion of theside edges 12 of thepre-filled pouch 10 diverge in an upward direction, as at 18 in FIG. 1, to facilitate handling thepouch 10 and to provide sufficient pouch material to be folded downwardly over anupper edge 20 of a suitable sleeve-likecylindrical holder 22 after opening of thepouch 10, as illustrated in FIG. 6. As best illustrated in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the disposable pre-filledpouch 10 is adapted to be inserted into either the top or the bottom of the sleeve-like holder 22 which is of a known type havingexternal threads 24 provided on its upper end for threadably receiving thereon a nursing nipple and threadedretainer assembly 26, as illustrated in FIG. 6. Although not shown in the drawings, some holders may have a reverse taper wherein the circumference at the lower end is slightly greater than at the upper end. - As best illustrated in FIG. 4, the lower portion of the
side edges 12 of thepouch 10 may converge in a downward direction, as at 28, to facilitate downward entry of thepre-filled pouch 10 into theholder 22. Engagement of theside edges 12 with the inner surface of theholder 22 tends to round out the main body portion of thepre-filled pouch 10 from its normal generally elliptical shape, which is best illustrated in FIG. 3, whereby thepouch 10 fits snugly within thecylindrical holder 22. - A V-
shaped notch 30 is provided in one of theside edges 12 of thepre-filled pouch 10 just below the sealedtop edge 14 thereof to facilitate tearing off thetop edge 14 to open thepouch 10 after thepre-filled pouch 10 has been inserted into theholder 22, as best illustrated in FIG. 5. Preferably, a second V-shaped back-up notch 30a is provided in theopposite side edge 12, as insurance should thenotch 30 not function correctly to open the upper end of thepre-filled pouch 10. A relatively linear tear from the notch 30 (or back-upnotch 30a) is made possible by using unidirectionally oriented plastic film material. As the maximum fill level for thepre-filled pouch 10 is indicated by thebroken line 34, it is evident that, after thetop edge 14 has been removed, there is sufficient pouch material to be folded over theupper edge 20 of theholder 22 and to overlap theholder threads 24 without spilling the contents of thepre-filled pouch 10. As the basic structure and shape of thepre-filled pouch 10 are of importance as noted herein, so is the specific multi-layered structure of the clear plastic film material from which thepre-filled pouch 10 is formed. Although it is obvious that this film material must be strong and puncture resistant, it must also provide excellent oxygen and water barrier characteristics. As illustrated in FIG. 8, one such film structure is characterized by a fivelayer co-extrusion 36 including an inner layer ofclear plastic 38 having excellent oxygen barrier characteristics, layers ofsuitable adhesive clear plastic layer 44 serves as the inner surface of thepre-filled pouch 10 which is exposed to the product contained within thepouch 10. Laminated to theother layer 46 by means of a thin layer of adhesive 48 is alayer 50 of clear plastic which has excellent puncture-resistant properties and which therefore serves as the outer side surface of thepre-filled pouch 10. Other multi-layer clear plastic film materials may prove to be equally or even more effective. - The fact that the subject pre-filled
pouch 10 has excellent shelf-life stability without refrigeration is a result of the aseptic filling of the product, packaging barrier properties and, in some instances, product reformulation. - The convenience, reliability and safety features of this infant/baby feeding advance are believed quite obvious. Compared to the current practice of the mother finding an empty disposable nurser bag, then hopefully finding a can of the product to be fed to the infant, opening the bag and inserting the limp bag into a holder and then opening the can of the product and carefully emptying it into the bag while doing her best to ensure against contamination of the product, the advance disclosed herein is much simpler and requires many fewer steps with insurance against contamination being assured. The mother simply picks up the single-serving pre-filled
pouch 10 disclosed herein, inserts it into the holder (after warming it as described herein, if desired), pulls off the top of thepouch 10, folds over the excess pouch material, and then assembles the nipple/retainer ring 26. - While there has been shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the invention, and it is intended by the appended claims to cover all such changes and modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention.
Where technical features mentioned in any claim are followed by reference signs, those reference signs have been included for the sole purpose of increasing the intelligibility of the claims and accordingly, such reference signs do not have any limiting effect on the scope of each element identified by way of example by such reference signs.
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